b. 1981
Painting Pictures, 2021, The Hole, New York, NY
Optimistic Effect, 2022, flashe on canvas, 84 x 70 in., 213 x 178 cm.
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While James Ulmer’s drawings may evoke memories of childhood innocence, their complexity and precision belie the notions of simplicity or nostalgia. Beautifully and carefully made, they convey both his talents as a draftsman, and his understanding of how to convey emotion. Ulmer graduated from the University of the Arts in 2005 with a degree in Illustration and Design and was awarded the Thorton Oakly Medal by the Society of Illustrators. Ulmer was a member of the Philadelphia’s legendary Space 1026 Collective from 2008-2011. He's had a drawing published in the New York Times and has exhibited his work in New York, Austin, Baltimore and Stockholm.
james ulmer
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
education
BFA in Illustration and Design at The University of the Arts,
Philadelphia, PA
2005
selected solo exhibitions
This Is The Way, Carl Kostyal, Stockholm, Sweden
2023
Outside, Inside, The Pit, Los Angeles, CA
2022
How's Your Spirit?, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2022
Painting Pictures, The Hole, New York, NY
2021
Laid Back, Marvin Gardens, New York, NY
2021
PmAm Gallery, London, England
2021
JJ. Amala Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2019
Color & Shape, Leftfield Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA
2018
Play Orbit, Marvin Gardens, Ridgewood, NY
2018
Paper Works, Marvin Gardens, Ridgewood, NY
2023
selected group exhibitions
Halfway to Sanity, The Pit, Los Angeles, CA
2024
Into the Vortex, The Pit x The Hole, Palm Springs California
2023
In The Midnight Hour, The Hole, New York, NY
2023
Horses?, Chart Gallery, New York, NY
2021
Wild Frontiers, The Pit, Los Angeles, CA
2021
Nature Morte, The Hole, New York, NY
2021
Good Pictures, Jeffrey Deitch, New York, NY
2020
Pack Den Badeanzug Ein, Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin, Germany
2019
Malmö Sessions, Carl Kostyal Gallery, Malmö, Sweden
2019
Peanuts, Eighteen Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2019
A Being in The World, Salon 94, New York, NY
2016
She Sells Seashells By The Seashore, Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton, NY
2015
The Coyote, Steinsland Berliner Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2015
Tip Top, Greenpoint Terminal Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2014
City Life, curated by Marcus Leslie-Singleton, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2024